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| The Incredible Shrinking Critic: 75 Pounds and Counting: My Excellent Adventure in Weight Loss | 
 enlarge | Author: Jami Bernard
Publisher: Avery
Category: Book
List Price: $22.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  22 reviews
Sales Rank: 25185
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Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 304
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9 x 6.2 x 1.1
Dewey Decimal Number: 362.1963980092
ASIN: B000NA6U38
Publication Date: September 7, 2006
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| Customer Reviews:
 couldn't put it down August 12, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
i really liked the fact that this book is not a diet. it is the story of how one woman lost 75 pounds without following any specific plan. if you have been dieting all your life (like i have) you know all there is to know about how to lose weight. the doing it is the hard part. and jami really gives some great advice about where to start and how it happened for her. it's funny and sad and real.
thank you jami for being so honest as to share your weight loss struggle with me.
 Sorry but this book is not all that helpful.... August 6, 2007
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
I was able to obtain this book through a bookswap. I read through it quickly in one sitting and am about to pass it along after spending a short time with it.
I found Ms. Bernard's personal history boring and tedious and the tips that are contained in the last half of the book much better presented in other weight loss books.
If you are serious about losing weight, I would suggest that one work through a program that combines a sensible diet, exercise, and mindfulness. The Beck Diet Solution: Train Your Brain to Think Like a Thin Person by Judith S. Beck is an invaluable book that integrates all critical components for weight loss success and healthy living.
Book Provides Buddy Support August 5, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have been dieting for a month and purchased this book mainly from all the great reviews it had received. The author speaks to you on a personal level encouraging the LIFESTYLE CHANGE that is paramount to success. Her personal journey through humiliation and discouragement are unfolded in a humorous and sometimes naughty manner. You will look forward to the evenings when you can relax and find out what she is up to next. Every page will encourage you like your own personal trainer.
Jami Bernard is funny and witty. July 27, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I really liked reading this book. I have a weight problem, but it is an entertaining book to read even if you don't have a weight problem. I agree with her that it is best to lose weight slowly.
 no big surprise! July 4, 2007
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
I am sure that writing was very cathartic for Ms. Bernard, but I was hoping for a little inspiration. What I got was a feeling of DUH!! You mean, I have to eat right and exercise to lose weight? Of course we all know this. I don't know what inspiration I was hoping to gleam from the book, but I got little out of it.
Overall, it was a fun read...but hardly helpful.
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